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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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